Diamond League 2024

Xiamen CHN 20th April 2024
Shanghai/Suzhou CHN 27th April 2024
Doha QAT 10th May 2024
Rabat/Marrakech MAR 19th May 2024
Eugene USA 25th May 2024
Oslo NOR 30th May 2024
Stockholm SWE 2nd June 2024
Paris FRA 7th July 2024
Monaco MON 12th July 2024
London GBR 20th July 2024
Lausanne SUI 22nd August 2024
Silesia POL 25th August 2024
Rome ITA 30th August 2024
Zurich SUI 5th September 2024
Brussels BEL 13th - 14th September 2024

Xiamen

Men

100m - Ackeem Blake, Yohan Blake, Ryiem Forde, Rohan Watson (Jca), Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley (USA)

110m hurdles - Hansle Parchment, Orlando Bennett (Jca)

High jump - Christoff Bryan (Jca)

Women

200m - Anthonique Strachan (Bah), Sha'Carri Richardson (USA)

400m - Sada Williams (Bdos), Steph McPherson (Jca), Aliyah Abrams (Guy)

100m hurdles - Devynne Charlton (Bah), Danielle Williams, Megan Tapper (Jca), Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PR)

Shot putt - Danielle Thomas-Dodd (Jca)

And more on April 20

Mouth-watering and mouth watering

In reply to mikesiva

Looking forward to the start.
Wonder if Watson can improve this season??

In reply to RoyalDad

Starts tomorrow....

Unfortunately, reports that both Watson and McPherson have withdrawn from the season opener.

In reply to Brerzerk

100m hurdles
1) Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PR) 12.45
2) Devynne Charlton (Bah) 12.49
3) Samba Mayela (Fra) 12.55
4) Danielle Williams (Jca) 12.56

Megan Tapper (Jca) 12.88

Men's 100m
1) Christian Coleman (USA) 10.13
2) Fred Kerley (USA) 10.17
3) Ackeem Blake (Jca) 10.20
4) Rohan Watson (Jca) 10.27

9) Yohan Blake (Jca) 10.43

Women's 400m
1) Mari Paulino (DR) 50.08

4) Sada Williams (Bdos) 51.97

7) Aliyah Abrams (Guy) 52.69

110m hurdles
1) Daniel Roberts (USA) 13.11

5) Hansle Parchment (Jca) 13.33

Orlando Bennett (Jca) 13.58

Men's high jump
1) Shelby McEwan (USA) 2.27

7) Cristoff Bryan (Jca) 2.20

Women's shot putt
1) Gong Lijiao (China) 19.72

Danielle Thomas-Dodd (Jca) 18.76

In reply to mikesiva

Watson ran OK.
Blake's start was not good.Akeem.

In reply to RoyalDad

I get sadder and sadder every timevI see Yohan perform. Man says he's hunting gold in Paris. Will he make the team?

In reply to Brerzerk

Endorsed. Yohan is spent. It is unfortunate but it is what it is. He will struggle to make the relay pool. What I really want to see is Kishane Thompson running. See if that run last year was a fluke or if he is the real deal.

In reply to Brerzerk

Yohan is a figment of his previous self. His mindset may be there, but physically not anywhere he needs to be.Hard to see him making the team for Paris.Too many young guns to deal with.

In reply to rudebway

Armand duPlantis (Sweden) broke the men's pole vault record with 6.24!

No Yohan Blake on Saturday coming in Shanghai:

Men's 100m - Christian Coleman, Fred Kerley (USA), Rohan Watson, Ackeem Blake (Jca)

Women's 400m - Mari Paulino (DR), Sada Williams (Jca), Steph McPherson (Jca), Aliyah Abrams (Guy)

Men's high jump - Cristoff Bryan (Jca)

Women's shot putt - Danielle Thomas Dodd (Jca)

Women's 200m - Anthonique Strachan (Bah)

110m hurdles - Hansle Parchment (Jca)

And more

In reply to RoyalDad

Shanghai today

100m hurdles
1) Jasmine Camacho Quinn (PR) 12.63
2) Devynne Charlton (Bah) 12.64
3) Danielle Williams (Jca) 12.74

7) Megan Tapper (Jca) 12.83

110m hurdles
1) Daniel Roberts (US) 13.12
2) Shunsuke Izumiya (Jap) 13.23
3) Hansle Parchment (Jca) 13.26

Women's 400m
1) Mari Paulino (DR) 50.89
2) Talitha Diggs (US) 51.77
3) Sada Williams (Bdos) 52.00

5) Aliyah Abrams (Guy) 53.04
6) Steph McPherson (Jca) 53.75

Men's 100m
1) Akane Simbine (SA) 10.01
2) Christian Coleman (US) 10.04
3) Fred Kerley (US) 10.11

5) Ackeem Blake (Jca) 10.25
6) Rohan Watson (Jca) 10.29

Men's long jump
1) Marquis Dendy (US) 8.05

4) Carey McLeod (Jca) 7.93

9) Tajay Gayle (Jca) 7.56

Women's 200m
1) Darrell Neita (GB) 22.62

6) Anthonique Strachan (Bah) 23.35

Men's high jump
1) Hamish Kerr (NZ) 2.31

Cristoff Bryan (Jca) 2.16

Women's shot putt
Danielle Thomas-Dodd (Jca) 19.08

Women's 5000m
12) Aisha Praught-Leer (Jca) 16:36.99

In reply to Brerzerk

World Relays in Bahamas:

Saturday and Sunday

Bahamas
Barbados
Guyana
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago

In reply to mikesiva

Congrats Bim 4x4 men. Though didn't qualify you ran a good race in a tough field. Re- My Yard every time I see Demish Gay in national colors "mi get bex"

In reply to mikesiva

What is going on here with qualification?
Only one team made it.

In reply to RoyalDad
Been wondering myself. If Yard for instance are 100m W defending Champs don't they get a bye? If a team at a future meet runs
faster time than some so-called qualified team then what gives? I'm lost.

In reply to RoyalDad and Brerzerk

I don't think the bye is a thing any more.

Saturday features Qualifier One of each event. Top two in Qualifier One advance to Sunday's final, and also automatically qualify for the Olympics.

Those who don't make it to the final get a second chance to qualify for the Olympics in Qualifier Two on Sunday.

Mixed 4x400 relay
Heat One
1) Netherlands 3:12.16
2) Dominican Republic 3:14.39
3) Jamaica 3:14.83 (Clarke-Anderson-McDonald-Russell)
4) Bahamas 3:14.86

Heat Three

7) Guyana 1:17.81

Women's sprint relay
Heat Two

5) Jamaica 43.33 (Williams-Clayton-Reid-Burchell)

Heat Four
1) GB 42.33

4) Bahamas 43.17
5) Trinidad 43.22

Men's 4x100 relay
Heat One

6) Bahamas 39.27

Heat Two
1) France 38.32
2) GB 38.36
3) Trinidad 38.46 (Elcock-Benjamin-Harrison-Lewis)

Heat Three
1) Canada 38.11
2) Jamaica 38.50 (Levell-Goldson-Forde-Davison) Qualified for the Olympics
3) Australia 38.50

Women's mile relay
Heat Three
1) Poland 3:27.12
2) France 3:28.08
3) Jamaica 3:29.03 (Young-Williams-Bromfield-McGregor)

Men's 4x400m relay
Heat One
1) Japan 3:00.46
2) Germany 3:01.25
3) Trinidad 3:04.15
USA DQ'ed

Heat Two
1) Belgium 3:00.09
2) Nigeria 3:01.70
3) Jamaica 3:02.46 (James King-Barnes-Wilson-Gaye)

Heat Three

6) Bahamas 3:07.45

Heat Four
1) Botswana 2:59.73

3) Barbados 3:03.75 ((Gale-Griffith-Taitt Best- Jones)

In reply to mikesiva

A very weird new system! And especially when the relays are so early in the outdoor system and long before many national trials.
Many athletes from various countries main objective in an Olympic year is to be ready for and able to qualify for their team's indiviual
and relay events. Missing one dege-dege relay event/championship where their 2nd tier team fails to qualify shouldn't have such an impact
as non-qualification.

This can't be the only meet that qualifies a team?

In reply to camos

They say it is...apart from two places that will be alloted based on times in meets to come!!!
Yesterday not 1 Jamaican woman went under 51 in any split of the 4x4W

India's 4x4M at a stage where they can consistently compete with and beat Yard now. Early/ mid season 3:03

2nd chance and still come last! Demise %$#@ Gaye..
an di res' ah dem... Just for the sake of some real athletes hope a team finds a meet somewhere to run a time to clinch one of the 2 remaining spots

TNT!!!! WHAT a fighfimal leg

In reply to Brerzerk

It is a harsh selection process. It seems the bye is now only applicable to the World Champs, and not the Olympics.

1) Qualifier One, eight races, top two qualify for the Olympics (and the World Relays finals) = 8 Olympic qualifiers
2) Qualifier Two, six races, top two qualify for the Olympics = 6 Olympic qualifiers
3) In addition to the 14 qualifying from the World Relays, two further relay teams will qualify for the Olympics, based upon world rankings

Qualifier Two events

Mixed 4x400m relay

Heat One
1) Bahamas 3:12.81 (Gardiner-Addersley-Russell-Miller Uibo) qualify for the Olympics
2) Jamaica 3:14.49 (Barnes-Anderson-Clarke-Russell) qualify for the Olympics
3) South Africa 3:15.96
4) Japan 3:16.02
5) Guyana 3:17.65

Women's sprint relay

Heat Two
1) Jamaica 42.74 (Williams-Clayton-Burchell-Reid) qualify for the Olympics
2) Trinidad 43.54 qualify for the Olympics

Heat Three
1) Nigeria 42.71

4) Bahamas 43.32

Men's 4x100m relay

Heat Three
1) South Africa 38.08

5) Bahamas 39.21
Trinidad DNF

Women's mile relay

Heat One
1) Jamaica 3:28.54 (McGregor-Young-Williams-Bromfield) qualify for the Olympics
2) India 3:29.35

Men's 4x400m relay

Heat One
1) USA 2:59.95

5) Bahamas 3:08.29

Heat Two
1) Spain 3:02.39

5) Jamaica 3:05.09 (McDonald-James King-Gaye-Wilson)
6) Barbados 3:06.54

Guyana 3:10.01

Heat Three
1) Brazil 3:01.86
2) Trinidad 3:02.39 (Guevara-Richards-Lara-McKay) qualify for the Olympics

So, Jamaica have qualified for four Olympic relays, but not the men's mile relay. They will now have to wait and see if they make it as one of just two selected on the basis of world rankings. Looks grim!

Men's sprint relay final
1) USA 37.40

7) Jamaica 38.68

The USA won four finals, with the men's mile relay won by Botswana.

In reply to mikesiva

in recent years about 10 of our 400m men have shown either promise or a magnificent flash in the pan performance only to fall by the wayside. I am hoping that will not be the case with Antonio Watson.
Imagine that Javon 'Donkey-Man' Francis was 19 when he took the baton 15 metres behind passed 4 men and held off an experienced Russian to cop silver. Last yr 5 Yardies went under 45 and none to be seen now. Where are good relay and back up relay men such as Edino Steele?